More than 4,000 vocabulary words are presented through illustrations and easy-to-use lessons.

Includes index.

Personal information and family --Common everyday activities and language -- Numbers/time/money/calendar -- Home -- Community -- Describing -- Food -- Colors and clothing -- Shopping -- Community services -- Health -- School, subjects, and activities -- Work -- Transportation and travel -- Recreation and entertainment -- Nature -- U.S. civics -- Appendix Maps: the United States and Canada -- Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean -- South America -- The World -- Time zones -- Countries, nationalities, and languages -- Verb lists -- Glossary (Russian) -- Glossary (English) -- Thematic index.